Luggage capable of being opened in all directions

ABSTRACT

A luggage includes a first case, a second case, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion has a pair of teeth rows connected to the first case and the second case respectively and two sliders engage the teeth rows. The sliders are moved to make the teeth rows mesh together or separate. When the sliders are moved to separate the teeth rows and they are moved to the same side of the second case, the meshed section of the teeth rows becomes a hinge of the second case for opening and closing the luggage. As a result, the second case is capable of being opened in all directions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field

The invention relates to a suitcase or a luggage, and more particularlyto a luggage which is capable of being opened in all directions.

2. Description of Related Art

A suitcase or a luggage is widely used in storing goods for people intraveling. A conventional suitcase includes a case, a lid, and a zipperto connect the lid to the case. The lid has a side connected to thecase, and the zipper is pulled to open or close the lid.

This kind of conventional suitcase only can be opened in one direction.Sometime the opened lid is blocked by wall or desk. The user has to turnthe suitcase in 180 degrees to open it again.

An improved suitcase is capable of opening the lid in all directions.Such suitcase has a bag in the case to receive goods. It is easy tounderstand that user has to open the suitcase and then open the bag totake goods. It is inconvenient to user.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention isto provide a luggage, which is capable of being opened in alldirections.

In order to achieve the objective of the present invention, a luggageincludes a first case having a first board and a first rim portionconnected to an edge of the first board to form a room within the firstboard and the first rim portion and an opening at a side opposite to thefirst board; a second case having a second board and a second rimportion connected to an edge of the second board; and a connectingdevice having a pair of teeth rows and two sliders, wherein the teethrows are connected to the first rim portion of the first case and thesecond rim portion of the second case, and the sliders engage the teethrows.

As a result, the sliders are moved to mesh the teeth row together orseparate the teeth rows, and when the sliders are moved to separate theteeth rows and the sliders are move to the same side of the second case,the teeth rows have a section meshed together to become a hinge foropening and closing the second case.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be best understood by referring to thefollowing detailed description of some illustrative embodiments inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 3 is yet another perspective view of the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the luggage being opened in the first direction;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the luggage being opened in the second direction;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the luggage being opened in the third direction;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the luggage being opened in the fourth direction; and

FIG. 8 is a left view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, showing the luggage with the expanding mechanism.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a luggage of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, including a first case 10, a second case 20, and aconnecting device 30 connecting the first case 10 to the second case 20.

The first case 10 has a first board 12 and a first rim portion 14connected to the first board 12 to form a room 16 within the first board12 and the first rim portion 14 and an opening 18 at a side opposite tothe first board 12.

Similar to the first case 10, the second case 20 has a second board 22and a second rim portion 24 connected to the second board 22. In thepresent embodiment, the first case 10 is the main of the luggage, andthe second case 20 is a lid.

The connecting device 30 is a zipper in the present embodiment,including a pair of teeth rows 32 and two sliders 34. The teeth rows 32are connected to edges of the first rim portion 14 of the first case 10and the second rim portion 22 of the second case 20, respectively, andthe sliders 34 engage the teeth rows 32. Moving the sliders 34 may meshthe teeth rows 32 together or separate them.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first rim portion 14 is a single element,including a, a first bottom side 142 opposite to the first top side 140,and two first lateral sides 144 between the first top side 140 and thefirst bottom side 142. The first rim portion 14 further includes aflange portion 146 projected from an edge of the first bottom side 142toward the first top side 140. Opposite sides of the flange portion 146are connected to the first lateral sides 144 respectively.

Four wheel assemblies 40 mounted at corners of the first bottom side 142of the first case 10.

The second rim portion 24 of the second case 20 is a single element aswell, including a second top side 240, and two second lateral sides 242at opposite sides of the second top side 240.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, when the sliders 34 are moved to separate theteeth rows 24 and stopped at the same side of the second case 20, theteeth rows 24 still mesh together at the side where the sliders 34 stop,and the meshed side becomes a hinge of the second case 20 to open orclose the second case 20. It is noted that the first rim portion 14 hasa predetermined height, so that the goods stored in the first case 10are kept by the first rim portion 14 when the luggage is laid down.

As shown in FIG. 8, the luggage is provided with an expanding mechanism50 on the first rime portion 14. The rime portion 14 here has a fixedportion 60, which connected to the first board 12, and a movable portion62, which connected to the second case 20 through the connecting device30.

The expanding mechanism 50 includes an extended layer 52 and a zipper54. The extended layer 52 has opposite sides connected to the fixedportion 60 and the movable portion 62, and the zipper 54 has a pair ofteeth rows connected to the fixed portion 60 and the movable portion 62.Zipping or unzipping the zipper 54 may narrow or expand a storage spaceof the luggage.

In conclusion, the present invention provides the zipper with twosliders 32. Moving the sliders 32 to the same side, and keep a meshedsection to be a hinge of the second case 20 that make the luggage of thepresent invention be capable of opening in all directions. As a result,when the luggage lays down on the ground, it is no need to worry aboutthe direction to open the luggage. Besides, the first rime portion 14and the flange portion 146 may keep the goods stay in the first case 10when the luggage lays down or stands.

It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are onlysome preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalentstructures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification andthe appended claims should fall within the scope of the presentinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A luggage, comprising: a first case having afirst board and a first rim portion connected to an edge of the firstboard to form a room within the first board and the first rim portionand an opening at a side opposite to the first board; a second casehaving a second board and a second rim portion connected to an edge ofthe second board; and a connecting device having a pair of teeth rowsand two sliders, wherein the teeth rows are connected to the first rimportion of the first case and the second rim portion of the second case,and the sliders engage the teeth rows; whereby the sliders are moved tomesh the teeth rows together or separate the teeth rows, and when thesliders are moved to separate the teeth rows and the sliders are move tothe same side of the second case, the teeth rows have a section stillmeshed together to form a hinge for opening and closing the second case.2. The luggage of claim 1, wherein the first case is a single element,and the first rim portion has a first top side, a first bottom sideopposite to the first top side, and two first lateral sides between thefirst top side and the first bottom side.
 3. The luggage of claim 2,wherein the first rim portion further includes a flange portionprojected from an edge of the first bottom side toward the first topside, and the flange portion has opposite sides connected to the firstlateral sides respectively.
 4. The luggage of claim 2, furthercomprising a plurality of wheel assemblies connected to the first bottomside of the first rim portion of the first case.
 5. The luggage of claim1, further comprising an expanding mechanism, wherein the first rimportion of the first case includes a fixed portion connected to thefirst board and a movable portion connected to the teeth row of theconnecting device; the expanding mechanism is connected to the fixedportion and the movable portion to expand and narrow the room of thefirst case.
 6. The luggage of claim 5, wherein the expanding mechanismincludes an extended layer and a zipper; the extended layer has oppositesides connected to the fixed portion and the movable portion, and thezipper has a pair of teeth rows connected to the fixed portion and themovable portion respectively.
 7. The luggage of claim 1, wherein thesecond case is a single element, and the second rim portion has a secondtop side, and two second lateral sides at opposite sides of the secondtop side.